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Today, we have a public service announcement in hopes you don’t fall victim to this ever-growing problem. If you have filed a federal trademark application or own a trademark registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), you are probably going to receive—if you...

On September 13, 2017, the UK Government published a new Data Protection Bill regulating the use of individuals’ personal data.
The Bill, which is intended to replace the UK Data Protection Act 1998, would serve a range of functions, most notably setting out how the UK...

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In light of the adverse effects the storm, floods and tornadoes will have on oil and gas production, transportation and processing operations, we offer several bits of advice:
Force majeure
Winds and floods are among the very reasons for the seldom-invoked force majeure provisions of your oil...

The SEC’s disclosure that its EDGAR system had been had hacked was big news last week, as was the accompanying disclosure that the information accessed may have been used for improper trading. In the following guest post, John Reed Stark takes a look at the...

Last week, in an ironic twist of fate, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged the operators of the Pact Mobile App, which paid consumers for keeping their fitness promises and charged consumers who missed their goals, for failing to honor its promises to consumers.
According to...

We would like to take a moment to reflect on Labor Day and to honor the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. On behalf of the editorial board of the Retail Law Advisor and all of us at...

The Brazilian television network Globo reports that a DNA test has confirmed that the body of the person found off the coast of Italy on July 2nd is that of the crew member Simone Scheuer Sousa who disappeared from the MSC Musica.
The Brazilian crew member...

Why does marketing matter for law firms? It all comes down to one simple truth: with a physical product, the customer can see it, touch it, taste it or feel it. The senses combine to help the customer decide to make the purchase.
But what does...

Right after the Las Vegas massacre, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens demanded that the Second Amendment be repealed. Mr. Stephens recently left the Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial page, where he had been a hawkish voice on foreign affairs, and this burst of constitutional...